The local administration is planning to evacuate members of 300 Bangladeshi families in Ghumdhum union along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban following firings and mortar shelling near Tombru border for the last one month. Naikhongchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Salma Ferdous said there are about 70 Bangladeshi families
Author: United News of Bangladesh
EC finalises Tk 8,711cr project to use EVMs
The Election Commission (EC)on Monday approved a Tk 8,711crore project to procure Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) for 150 constituencies out of 300 ones in the 12th parliamentary election. The project detail will soon be sent to the Planning Commission for approval, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir in a press briefing. Earlier, the
King Charles thanks PM, wishes Bangladeshis well
King Charles III has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for personally attending his 'most beloved mother's' state funeral, to be held on Monday morning. In a telephone call from Buckingham Palace, the new King conveyed his gratitude to the PM. According to a press release, Charles, who long held the Prince of
PM calls for negotiated end to Ukraine war
Leader of the Opposition and Head of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer on Saturday said 'Bangladesh and the UK are bound by excellent ties and further reinforced by the British-Bangladesh diaspora'. He observed this during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her place of residence here. The prime minister
PBI to take over case of missing Khulna woman
Kalna Bridge: Toll rates fixed, inauguration awaited
Revival the forgotten muslin fabric in Cumilla!
Once the most valuable fabric on Earth, Dhaka muslin has now become almost extinct. Centuries on, researchers in Bangladesh have resurrected the forgotten enigmatic fabric after six years of effort -- this time, not in Dhaka but in Cumilla. Once an attire of kings and queens, muslin is a light cotton fabric
BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem Hossain passes away
BNP Vice-Chairman and former deputy prime minister Shah Moazzem Hossain passed away on Wednesday night. He was 83. The veteran politician breathed his last at around 9:30pm at his Gulshan residence, said BNP medical cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. The BNP leader had long been suffering health problems from old
Mitu Murder: PBI files chargesheet against ex-SP Babul, 6 others
The Police Bureau of investigation (PBI) on Tuesday pressed charges against former Chattogram Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter and six others in a case filed over the killing of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu. Abu Zafar Md Omar Faruk, inspector of PBI and also the investigation officer of the case,
Tidal surges inundate low-lying areas as embankment collapses in Khulna
Low-lying areas in Paikgachha upazila headquarter in Khulna have been flooded following the collapse of an embankment due to tidal surges on Sunday. Bangabandhu Chattar, kitchen market area and some other low-lying areas were inundated, causing sufferings to local residents. The front part of the newly constructed town protection embankment collapsed due